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VOL.92 N0.2 SUMMER 1986

Ontario Bible College and
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EDITORIAL

'Hiipiijii!

One hundred combined years of ministry were
celebrated last month with the 91st College
Graduation, and the Seminary's eighth
commencement. All of us have an
overwhelming sense of gratitude to God for His
great faithfulness. It has been absolutely
thrilling for me to witness this in every way
during my three years as president. "He
abideth faithful."

What greater desire could we possibly have for
the 132 graduates honoured last month than
that they be faithful servants of God. Nothing
more, and nothing less, is required of them.
Your prayers and gifts have been investments in
these men and women. May each of them so
run their race that at the finish line the Master
will say, "Thou has been faithful."
Our responsibility is no different. By God's
grace we are seeking to be faithful stewards.
This has required some hard decisions, one of
which is evident in this issue of the Evangelical

Recorder. We have cut back the number of pages
by 40%, eliminated many of our ministry
articles and changed the Prayer Calendar. Our
new format will appear in the September issue.

These decisions have been prompted by several
factors: First, our recent Readers' Survey
identified what you were and were not reading
- and wanting. Second, we are not in the
magazine business. There are nineteen
evangelical magazines published in Canada, and
many more from the United States enter
Canada. These offer excellent ministry - do we
need more? Third, the financial restraints of
today have forced us to take a careful look at
the amount of money the Recorder costs us. We
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September issue will cut our costs in half.
We plan to eliminate our outside advertising
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challenges, the opportunities and possibilities of
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Faithfulness! Join with us in our commitment.

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WISDOM IN DECISION MAKING

John Franklin

Angie was in her last year of high
school. She had a special talent for
painting and had often dreamt about
what it would be like to be at Art
College. There would be good money in
commercial art, but there was also a
certain appeal in venturing out on your
own just to see if you could make it.
There was another tug in Angle's life
which seemed to take her in a very
different direction. She had been a
Christian for just two years and felt the
need for a good grounding in her faith.
Bible College was a serious option, but
with all these possibilities how does
one decide. David went to the same
church. He had shared his experience
of Bible College with Angie. He was
graduating this year and unlike some of
his classmates he had two job offers for
ministry, one in his home church and
one overseas. To complicate matters he
had been thinking seriously about
further education at university. He
longed for a clear sense of what would
be the right choice.

The burden of right decisions is
something that weighs heavily on many
in our diverse and complex culture.
Princeton philosopher Walter Kaufman
wrote in one of his books' about the
modern problem of "decidophobia"
which he described as fear of
autonomy. We also hear Alvin Toffler
speak of "choice fatigue" as
characteristic of contemporary man
faced with so many options. There is,
however, a peculiar dimension to this
problem for the believer. The Christian
is concerned to know the mind of God

on such matters and yet in all honesty
must admit that this knowledge is often
elusive. Many confess "I don't always
feel sure that I know exactly what God
wills for me." Our concern in the short
space of this article is to consider the
subject of wisdom in decision making.
How may we make wise decisions and
not be trapped by human folly or
unrealistic expectations? How do we
know what is the right thing to do?
What is the nature of divine guidance?
It is commonly accepted by many
Christians that God has a detailed plan
for each individual. The responsibility
then is for each individual to discover
what the specific will of God is for
them. How will Angie and David make
up their minds so they can be assured
they are doing what God wishes for
them? Reflection on this general
problem has led me to adopt a different
model for understanding divine
guidance. This alternate model has
been argued for extensively in Decision
Making and the Will of God by Garry
Friesen.2 The central point of this
alternate model is that biblical teaching
about the will of God is not a matter of
finding an individual will for my life so
much as it is a call to know and live
out the moral will of God. The
significant practical difference should
be noted. If there is an individual will
of God for me it is of utmost
importance that 1 get it right each time
I decide. In Friesen's terms I must "hit
the bull's eye." If, on the other hand,
the moral will of God is my chief
concern then any decision compatible
with that moral will is acceptable.

There are a number of advantages in
this view. First, it has substantial
biblical support. So many of the texts
speaking of our responsibility as
believers are calls to moral excellence.
(Eph. 2:8-10; I Cor. 10:31; Rom. 12:1-21;
Eph. 5:1-15; Col. 3:1-17; 11 Peter 1:3-11).
The will of God for all believers is
essentially conformity to the image of
Christ (Rom. 8:29). A second advantage
is that this view liberates us from an
undue burden of guilt. Many who seek
the individual will of God find they
have no clear direction. This can be
perceived as a lack of spiritual
sensitivity and perhaps a deep rooted
unwillingness to hear God's direction.
One may also feel guilty after the
decision has been made. Have I made
the right decision? (Remember there is
only one right decision.) Am I really
where God wants me to be? If,
however, these decisions are not
matters of God's command there is
moral freedom in the choices and no
need for guilt. The third thing that may
be said about this view is that it calls
for significant personal involvement in
the decision-making. We are often
counselled not to "lean on our own
understanding" as though this is
somehow incompatible with listening
to God. It would seem rather that the
Scriptures repeatedly call us to
personal responsibility in our decision-
making (Eph. 5:16-17). As we need to
make decisions about education, job
opportunities, marriage, vocation or a
place to live, the key responsibility for
us is that we choose wisely.
This is easier said than done for we
must understand the meaning of
wisdom. The ancient Greek
philosophers were said to be "lovers of
wisdom." For them wisdom was
concerned with practical life. The same
emphasis is present in the wisdom
literature of Scripture. There is in that
literature a certain life-affirming
quality which calls us to make choices
which will foster order and harmony in
our lives. There is amongst us at times
a general distrust of human opinion
and our ability to discern what life is
really about. The consequence of this
kind of thinking tends to lead us to the
point of wanting others to make our
decisions for us. We have the

impression that what God would have
us to do is difficult to discern and
elusive. Gods word to Israel is
instructive.

Now what I am commanding you today is
not too difficult for you or beyond your
reach. It is not up in heaven so you have
to ask, "Who wilt ascend to heaven to get
it so we may obey it?".. .No the word is
very near you; it is in your mouth and in
your heart so you may obey it. ..love the
Lord your God, ...walk in his ways.. .keep
his commands...
(Deut. 30:11-16)

Wisdom assumes that man has the
capacity to choose responsibly.

He who ignores instruction despises
himself, but he who heeds admonition
gains understanding (Prov. 15:32).

To try to escape this responsibility is to
despise oneself and to forfeit a God-
given opportunity to discern life.
True biblical wisdom challenges any
spirit of anti-intellectualism which
seeks to disparage the mind, but it also
challenges any sense of complete
autonomy. Wisdom has been defined as
"the ability to see the true nature of
things and how, in the light of that, we
should live." 3. Seeing the true nature of
things begins with a "fear of the Lord"
knowing that He has created all things.
He has also designed for man specific
moral and spiritual guidelines, which if
followed will be life-affirming, bringing
harmony, order and balance to life.
Wisdom in decision-making requires a
clear understanding of who God is and
who He calls us to be. It is to Scripture
we must turn to find instruction on

this. As we understand these things
well we have a context in which to
make decisions. Prayer also is an
important part of our decision-making.
As we seek to act wisely we ought to
ask God for wisdom (James 1:5,6).
Prayer helps us to be clear and
discerning about our own motives and
intentions as well as giving us a place
where we may hear God. We must also
take into account circumstances. A
wise decision cannot ignore the details
of the situation. These need to be
weighed carefully so that we do not
choose blindly. There must also be a
willingness to listen to others. Those
who have more experience in life may
give good counsel. Those who know us
well and those who may be affected by
our decisions should be consulted. The
final decision is still ours to make.
It is difficult to give a clear statement
of the nature of wisdom but I have
found helpful a short paragraph in J.I.
Packer's Knowing God where he
describes wisdom in the context of the
book of Ecclesiastes.

"Fear God and keep his commandments
I12:13j. Thist, and obey Him, reverence
Him, worship Him, be humble before
Him. ..(5:1-71 do good (3:121 remember that
God will some day take account of you
(11:9, 12:141. ..live in the present and enjoy
it thoroughly (7:14,9:7ff 11:9}. ..Seek grace
to work hard at whatever life calls you to
do (9:101 and enjoy your work as you do it
(2:24: 3:12; 5:181 Leave to God its
issues,... your part is to use all the good
sense and enterprise at your command to
exploit the opportunities that lie before
you. (11:1-61*-

The decisions we make should be made
with a deep confidence in God and a
genuine desire to obediently .serve
Him. We must bring to those decisions
all the wisdom that we can, and then
make our choices without fear. It
would seem that rather than being sure
ahead of time what precisely is the
right decision, that we simply make our
decision as wisely as possible and offer
it to God as a new context in which we
desire to know him. So what becomes
important is knowing God in whatever
we do, recognizing that all we do, we
do for God's glory.

The freedom that comes in this kind of
decision-making is a freedom that
comes as a gift from God. We are
affirmed in our capacity to choose and
to choose wisely. We need not fear
mistakes for even our poor choices can
be occasions for growth in our
knowledge of God.

Angle and David have a lot of thinking
to do about their future. But whatever
their decisions, if done with a heart and
mind for biblical wisdom they need not
fear they have missed the mark. Rather
they may anticipate new and exciting
horizons in which they may learn more
deeply of life, God and his truth.

Footnotes:

'Walter Kaufman, Without Guilt and Justice (New
York: Delta Books, 1973| Chap.l
-Garr^' Friesen, Decision-Making and the Wilt of
God Portland, Oregon: Multnomah Press. 1980.
■^Oliver Barclay, Tlie Intellect and Beyond (Grand
Rapids: Academic Books. Zondervan, 1985), p.72.
■^J.I- Packer, Knowing God (London: Hodder and
Stoughton, 1973) p.96.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Spring 1986 Recorder earned
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announcing his private practice and
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As Lee Bryant, a former alcoholic
and homosexual, nervously
anticipated graduating from
Toronto Bible College in 1963, she
itemized her employment skills.

"I was good at painting, drawing,
writing and placing horse bets," she
cracked wryly. "What kind of
ministry was I fit for?"

She wound up working with
alcoholic women at Chicago's
Pacific Garden Mission. That's
ironic because one of Lee's former
pastimes had been breaking up
rescue mission meetings with a
complimentary case of bootleg.
Returning to Toronto, she later was
employed by Family and Juvenile
Court. More recently, she
counselled at Recovery House, an
alcoholic rehabilitation centre in
Kitchener, Ont.

Today, Lee is a renowned addiction
expert, conference speaker and
author. Her books Come, Fill My
Cup and The Magic Bottle, which
was reprinted in several languages,
have won international recognition.
In February, she lectured on
alcoholism during the North

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Alumni Association of Ontario Bible College
Ontario Theological Seminary

American Association of Christians
in Social Work conference held at
Ontario Bible College.
During her seminar, with machine
gun rapidity Lee rattled off the
startling statistics about addiction
and the story of her own hard won
battle against booze. She was a
rampaging alcoholic for eight years
before her "Damascus Road"
conversion from atheism at age 27.
Traumatized by her mother's death
when Lee was 17 and her
subsequent shattered dreams of
becoming a portrait artist, she
eventually turned to the bottle.

It was the accepting, perseverant,
new-found friendship of Ellen
Trimmer, a Waterloo pastor's wife,
that persuaded Lee that
Christianity was more than dead
orthodoxy. Ellen was convinced
that Lee would one day surrender
her steely, rebellious will to God.
"I just can't see the devil getting all
those brains of yours," she told Lee
indignantly.

However, Lee surpassed even
Ellen's expectations when, years
later, she announced her plans to
attend Bible College. "I think /
need a cigarette," gasped Ellen. She
wondered if T.B.C. could handle
this fireball of unrefined energy.
Both the college and Lee survived.
Lee hasn't lost her direct, no-
nonsense style. It's evident both in
her mannerisms and her attire. Her
trim figure, clad in an impeccably
tailored blue-gray pant suit, is
accessorized with brown, well-
worn adidas. This fashion
juxtaposition hints at the
unconventional character of its
model.

She is equally at home in the
cultural world, describing the arts
as her "addiction", as she is in the

painful, sometimes violent realm of
the alcoholic. As a friend once
observed, Lee is a successful
addiction counsellor because she is
not obsessed with it. She is wise in
not trying to fulfill her personal
needs through her ministry.
"Literature and history are my
greater loves. I go on reading
binges," she confessed, laughing.
"But I care about people. You need
one to do the other because, in
essence, I'm in the failure game.
Ninety-eight percent of all
alcoholics don't make it."

With fervent enthusiasm she lists
the myriad of authors who have
shaped her thinking. They span
from Russia's Dostoyevsky to
American classical writer,
Hemingway. She is also fascinated
by the bizarre link between great
writers and alcoholism, noting that
seven of the past nine Nobel Prize
winning authors were severe
drinkers.

"I think it has something to do
with their extreme sensitivity and
the uncertainty of a writer's
lifestyle," she commented.

While Lee's own ministry has been
primarily among alcoholics, her
openess in Come Fill My Cup about
struggles with homosexuality led "a
procession of gays from across
North America" to her doorstep
seeking counsel. When Lee became
a believer, she lost her desire for
alcohol. Her faith also affected her
sexuality.

"Although I was convinced from
the beginning that it
(homosexuality) was wrong as a
Christian, I was not so aware that it
needed changing. Rather, I found
that it no longer needed
expression. ..I see myself more as a

creative person and that's not
particularly tied to one's sex.'

Lee says that although many people
react with "general horror" toward
gays, she has never sensed any
rejection from Christians. She
praises T.B.C. for helping her make
the transition from a reckless
lifestyle to that of a Christian.
"Initially, I was on a dry drunk at
college," recalls Lee. "I went
through severe depression,
although few people recognized the
symptoms. The school provided the
structure, routine and discipline
that I needed to recover." Lee is
still in contact with the close group
of supportive, understanding
friends she met at T.B.C.
Lee added that the theological
aspect of her education also proved
invaluable. "Some of the books that
I studied in Tom Maxwell's
apologetics class, I'm now reading
in graduate school."
After completing her B.A. last year
at the University of Waterloo, Lee
balances a hectic life of researching
her master's thesis (entitled "The
Investigation and Evaluation of the
Stance of the Confessing Church in
Germany during the Period of
National Socialism") pampering her
Siamese cats, revelling in classical
music and getting her next book
into manuscript form.
"And to think I once feared that
being a Christian would be dull!"
she chuckled.

Karen Homer jOTS '80-81} is public
relations co-ordinator for the Yonge
Street Mission. Karen, a freelance
writer, also serves on the OBC/OTS
Alumni Executive.

We regret not being able to include
all submissions of "profile"
material due to revision of the
Recorder and lack of space.

PRAYER
FELLOWSHIP

PLEASE NOTE: The Prayer Fellowship
Calendar will no longer be a regular
insert in our magazine. However, the
new format for our Prayer Calendar
will be available separately on request
beginning in August. If you do wish to
receive it please phone or write our
Alumni Office.

PRAYER REQUESTS
Mr. & Mrs. Cyril Weller (DORIS
LEONARD '45) request prayer for their
ministry with seniors' services, Bible
Studies, missions' prayer groups and in
the future at Expo 86.
Rev. & Mrs. Judson H. Merritt
(KATHLEEN HENDERSON '35)
request prayer for their ongoing
ministry at Philpott Memorial Church,
Hamilton, ON.

Rev. & Mrs. Paul Hope, B.Th. '69
(CATHERINE '67) request prayer for
his responsibilities as Director of
Financial Planning and her work as
Assistant Administrator for Circle
Square Ranches (HUNTLEY STREET).
Rev. & Mrs. Hugh Gordon, '65, B.Th.
'82, request prayer for their
opportunities with the 'Asian Outreach
Team" (I.C.F.) in Toronto ministering to
the Urdu-speaking people from the
Indian sub-continent.
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lapsley (JANE '68-69)
request prayer for their bookstore and
beach missions ministry with Scripture
Union in the summer months.
Miss Helen Bacon '63, in Thailand,
desires prayer as she continues to serve
at the Christian Hospital, Saiburi
(OMFl.

Rev. & Mrs. David Knight, B.Th. '72, in
Geraldton, ON, request prayer for the
outreach in the community and that
the needs for the building of a new
chapel may be met as they arise (Rural
Life Mission).

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kevern (LINDA
BUSSEY, '69-71) request prayer that as
they now serve in Waxham, NC, at the
Wycliffe, JAARS Centre, God's Word
would continue to get into the hands
and hearts of all those who have never
heard.

Mr. & Mrs. Ian McGrigg, '69-70, desire
prayer as they serve in Manila,
Philippines with WBT and the Summer
Institute of Linguistics.

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Mackey, B.R.E. '73, in
Scarboro, ON. Pray for them as they
begin a new responsibility with World
Relief Canada as Director of Overseas
Ministries.

Mr. & Mrs. Gemot Kunzelmann, B.R.E.
'63, in Austria, thank God for financial
means and work being done through
the Tauernhof Bible School
(Capernwray Miss. Fellowship of
Torchbearers).

Miss Audrey Lawrence '56, in
Moundou, Chad, requests prayer for
strength and wisdom as she continues
to minister and teach to the missionary
children (T.E.A.M.)
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Gracey (LUCILLE
SYMES '50) in Hong Kong. Pray for
wisdom and God's direction as they
present the Gospel to many (OMF).
Mr. & Mrs. David Richardson, '73^4
(DIANE GLOVER, B.Th. 77), in France,
request prayer as they serve and
minister with the Red Sea Mission
Team.

Mr. & Mrs. Glen Lorch (LORALYN
TURNER, Dip. '67) in Abbotsford, BC,
desire prayer for their involvement in
the ministry with Campus Crusade.
Rev. & Mrs. William Cameron (JEAN
RENDLE '49), Cambridge, ON. Pray
the Lord's blessing in the various ways
of serving in the home church since
returning from Chad.
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Duvall, B.R.E. '83
(ESTHER WRIGHT '75-76) request
prayer for the raising of 65% of their
support with C.E.K in 1986.

We regret the incorrect
information given in the
Faculty Focus (p.lSj of the
Spring Recorder. Dr. Donald
Leggett has a Doctorate in
Theology from Free University
of Amsterdam and also he is
the father of five children.

KEEPING IN TOUCH

DEATHS

Mr. Donald Bainard '36 on Feb. 25/86, in

Toronto, ON.

Mrs. Evelyn Jordon (WILLIAMS 72) on Feb.

10/86, in Toronto ON.

Rev. Charles Long, '50, BTh. '64 on April 1/86,

in Scarboro, ON.

MARRIAGE

Miss Sharon Cole, B.R.E. '83, to Mr. Dwight

dePhillippeaux '82-85, on March 1/86, at Oxford

Baptist Church, Woodstock, ON.

BIRTHS

Stefanie Rae, to Mr. & Mrs. Gary Curran

(MARNEY ADAMS, B.S.M. '83) on Jan. 3/86,

Newmarket, ON.

Andrew William, to Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Duvall,

B.R.E. '83 (ESTHER WRIGHT '7576), on Jan.

23/86, Oshawa, ON.

Sarah Ann, to Rev. & Mrs. Wray Graham, M.T.S.

'82, on Feb. 22/86, Mississauga, ON.

Mellissa Ashley, to Mr. & Mrs. John Kucher,

B.R.E. '86 (SHERRY LEUBNER '82^83), on Feb.

26/86, Toronto, ON.

Elisabeth Ashley, to Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lymburner

'7677 (COLLEEN FUTERS, B.R.E. '86), on Jan.

27/86, Toronto, ON.

Adam Eric, to Rev. & Mrs. John Pepper, M. Div

'81, on Oct. 25/85, Durham, ON.

Crystal Marie, to Mr. & Mrs. James Rendel

(SANDRA MITTON, Dip. '79), on Dec. 22/85,

Bloomfield, NJ.

Jonathan James & David Ryan, to Mr. & Mrs.

Ronald Seabrooke, B.Th. '83, on Jan. 31/86,

Maynooth, ON.

Brittany Jill, to Rev & Mrs. Michael Sherbino,

B.Th. '80 (TERRIE KAUPR Dip. '79), on Dec.

14/85, Toronto, ON.

Michelle Renee, to Mr. & Mrs. Murray Sinclair

(LUELLA HOLLEY B.R.E. '79), on Nov. 28/85,

Calgary, AB.

Rachel Kathleen, to Mr. & Mrs. Mike Steinborn,

'83-86 (KATHY WHITE '83-84), on Oct. 25/85,

Toronto, ON.

Benjamin Philip Charles, to Mr. & Mrs. David

Stevens, B.R.E. '79 (CAROL TIPP '74-77), on

Nov 16/85, Paton, Nepal.

Jill Haley, to Rev. & Mrs. Calvin Stone, B.R.E.

'77 (BRENDA KROEKER '7677), on Jan. 12/86,

Stouffville, ON.

Jamie Roberta Danielle, to Mr. & Mrs. Daniel

Wright, BR.E. '81 (LYNN HOWARTH B.R.E.

'79), on Jan. 30/86, Etobicoke, ON.

Christopher Matthew, to Mr. & Mrs. Harold

Laser (JANICE COMFORT ■78'-79) on May 9/85,

Hamilton, ON.

GENERAL NEWS

Mr. & Mrs. Terrell Boyes (LAURA COLLAR '44)
are presently serving as part of the team at
Headquarters of the C.O.M.C. Chinese Overseas
Christian Mission, London, England.
Mr. Robert Hall, BR.E. '82, is serving as a
graphic artist in Printing Arts Department,
Calgary, AB (W.B.T).

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Nicholson, B.Th. '85 are serving
in Sudan (Jan. ■ June/86) with World Vision as
short term missionaries. Dan is involved as a
building supervisor, while his wife, Cindy, serves
as a dietician to the needy people.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Peebles, B.Th. '82 (DAWN
TAYLOR '79-81) are presently serving with
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship working in high
schools and universities, St. Catharines, ON.
Rev. Philip Collins, '52, B.Th. '58, was appointed
as Principal at Carey Hall, Vancouver, BC.
Dr. Gordon Dory, B.Th. '57, former faculty
member of OBC, was inducted on Feb. 2/86 as
Canadian Director of Africa Inland Mission in
the Hooper Chapel, OBC.

MISSIONS

Mr. & Mrs. Roy Harrison '41 (MARGARET

BARNEY '43) have returned from Mexico and are

presently serving with W.B.T. on reduced

assignment, Oriilia, ON.

Miss Marjorie Dance '51 has returned from

Nigeria and is presently serving at S.I.M. main

office, Toronto, ON.

Mr. & Mrs. Tom McCallum (LYNN SMITH,

B.R.E. '75) are presently serving in Brazil,

church planting with U.FM.

Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Ross, B.R.E, '82

(ELIZABETH MOREY B.R.E. '81) returned to

Israel in March after being in Canada for six

months.

Dr. Olive Shell '44 returned to Peru in Dec./85.

She is working on a Cashibo dictionary and new

textbooks at the Yarinacocha Centre (W.B.T).

Miss Gloria Stafford, B.R.E. '85 is serving in
Malawi, Central Africa until August 1986 with
the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Gloria is
the headmistress at a play-school for children 3-5
years old.

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Thiessen (JUDY OTT '67*9)
are presently serving in the Philippines with
W.B.T. as translators.

PASTORAL NEWS

Mr. Robert A. Clement, Dip. '72, is presently

pastoring at First Baptist Church, Ramona, CA,

USA after serving overseas with Operation

Mobilization in the Ship Ministry.

Mr. John Lambshead, B.Th. '83, is presently

serving as associate pastor of First Baptist

Church, Smiths Falls, ON.

Rev. Lee Tbson, B.Th. '82, was ordained on Nov.

15/85. Rev. Tbson is pastor of Alvinston and

Brooke-Enniskillen Baptist Churches, Alvinston,

ON.

The Alumni Association is in the
process of updating files. Please fill
out the following questionnaire and
return it to the Alumni Office as
soon as possible.

If your dencjinination is Baptist,
please indicate if you are
Convention or Fellowship. If you
are pastoring a church or serving in
a church, please indicate which
church.

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OBC GRADUATION
TESTIMONIES

WINNIE REID
OBC

Having received Jesus
Christ as my Lord and
Savior at the age of eight,
and sensing a strong call at
the age of nine to mission
work, I have been
preparing for missionary
service throughout all of
my education. Several years
with youth groups and a
term with Youth With A
Mission gave me practical
experience. God used a
disastrous term at

University to call me back
to relying on His strength
instead of my own. He then
used a close friend to lead
me in the direction of
Ontario Bible College. I
thoroughly enjoyed my first
year of studies and desired
to continue at OBC.
However, I recognized that
my return to school would
cost my relationship with a
Christian young man I had
grown fond of. After a great
deal of prayer, thinking and
many tears, I chose to come
back and finish my degree.
My choice brought about
the results I had expected,
but the Lord has blessed
me abundantly in that
decision. I plan to attend
Waterloo next year to
finalize my education.
From there I desire to
pursue what I believe God
has called me to do, teach
overseas. "For I know the
plans that I have for you.

declares the Lord, plans for
welfare and not for
calamity to give you a
future and a hope." Jer.
29:11

TODD BRAITHWAITE
OBC

My four years at OBC has
provided me with a
number of memories, many
very fond, and others.. .not
quite so. But the memories

most significant in terms of
shaping the direction of my
life as I leave here are those
when people were honest
with me and 1 was the
same with them. Being a
Bible College student put
me in a situation where
many ideals were expected
from both outside and
inside the school. Not all of
those expectations were
entirely fair. If there is one
thing that I have learned it
is that to help people to
grow in Christ, wise
vulnerability is a necessary
quality. It takes courage to
admit that you are
confused, unsure, even
fearful. There is cost and
potential danger, but it is in
those very moments that
we experience solidarity
with our brothers and
sisters. Is not that the
essence of bearing one
another's burdens?

OTS GRADUATION
TESTIMONIES

RUTH-ELLEN BAKER
OTS

What am I doing after
graduation? My usual
response to that is -
recuperating of course! The
M.Div. program tends to
interfere with one of our
primary needs - sleep! All
jesting aside though, I am
most interested in the
following areas: 1) teaching
Bible and related subjects,
at the Christian high school
level perhaps; 2) some
involvement in pastoral
counselling; 3) and some
preaching responsibilities
in my church.

OTS was an excellent
choice for (he ret]uisite
training involved for many
reasons. Here are a few of
special importance to me.
First, OTS is interested in
the individual's ministry
goals. I appreciated the
flexibility in the course
requirements which
allowed me to take some
courses crucial to my
future goals - like
counselling and a teaching
assistantship. Second, OTS

is truly interdenominational.

I am in awe of the deep
fellowship among us all,
with no compromise to
individual belief. Living in
and modelling such an
atmosphere is vital for one
who calls herself
'baptopentecostal' and
plans to work with many
different groups. Finally,
OTS is supportive of
women. I revel in the fact
that many of my professors
and colleagues have
encouraged me toward my
goals. Yet, whether or not

we agree on the women's
issue, the respect, courtesy
and fellowship shown to
one another is most
honouring to our Lord.

WAYNE BURKE
OTS

One of the joys of being a
parent is sharing the
excitement of a good
adventure story with my
children. In many ways my
time at OTS seems like one
of those stories.

There was the feeling of
both fear and excitement as
we left our home in P.E.I,
and made our way to the
"big city." There has been
the excitement of learning
and growing as a result of
classes, fellow students,
and participation in a
dynamic and growing
church.

Like all good adventures
there have been times of
fear and worry. There has
been worry over family,
friends, money and God's
plan for our lives.
Most of all there has been a
feeling of thankfulness as
we have seen God work in
our lives and in the lives of
OTS students, faculty and
staff.

But like all adventure
stories this one too must
end. It is now time to move
on to the next chapter in
the adventure of Christian
living and ministry.

YOUTH MINISTRY PROGRAM

Ontario Theological
Seminary announces a new
and progressive study focus
in the vocational area of
youth ministry, effective
September 1986.
After a careful market
analysis (is there a need
from the field for such a
program?) and evaluation of
a one year preliminary
study (examining student
response to actual youth
courses offered at OTS), it
became very apparent that
Canada has a dire need to
establish an Institute for
Youth Ministry. On the
basis of this conclusion,
OTS has responded.
The initial emphasis of this
major will be preparation
for church youth ministry
and as the program grows,
to include training for a
variety of youth contexts
(i.e., parachurch agencies,
lay leadership, adolescent
research and development!.

CHURCH YOUTH
MINISTRY MAJOR

A growing trend in
churches through North
America today is the
addition of full-time youth
pastors. However, available
candidates are often too
inexperienced or lack the
necessary maturity,
"textbook" informed but
lacking "practical"
understanding, great with
kids but no long-term
strategy of ministry,
desirous of working with
youth but having little
theological depth, and the
list goes on.

The design of this youth
ministry major will counter
these kinds of concerns. It
will combine the academic
with the practical and

provide the student with a
program offering a blend of
biblical studies, theology,
and youth ministry courses.
This is nol a major with
only one or two courses in
the general area of youth
ministry and little field
work/experience.
It is a major which provides
an in-depth examination -
through the classroom and
experientially - of youth
ministry.

ACADEMIC AND
PRACTICAL EMPHASES
A minimum of four courses
in youth ministry will
provide the theoretical
background for the
student's one or two year
(depending on the degree
program undertaken)
internship program.
Utilizing both pedagogical
and andragogical processes
of learning, class time will
focus on a theology of
youth ministry, long-term
strategies for youth
ministry, adolescent
development and youth
culture, special issues
involving youth, evangelism
and discipleship,
programming
methodologies, and youth
resources.
While such
teaching/learning is
transpiring, the student will
be mentored by a veteran
youth worker throughout
his/her internship program.
This will provide the
participants with a good
mixture of the classroom
and the field and a guided
experience of actually
working with youth in the
church environment.
For those students who
come into the program as

full-time youth workers or
have sufficient field
experience in youth
ministry, a specially
tailored internship program
will be designed to expand
their present knowledge,
skills and interests.

DEGREE PROGRAMS
AND ADMISSION

Two degree programs are
offered to meet the varied
needs and interests of
attending students.
The Master of Theological
Studies degree is a two year
program which provides a
thorough biblical and
theological background
with considerable freedom
of course selection as well
as the youth ministry
courses. Hebrew and Greek
are optional.
The Master of Divinity
degree requires an
additional year of study and
includes Bible, theology,
pastoral studies, as well as
Hebrew, Greek, and the
youth ministry courses. It is
recommended for those
students who feel God may
one day be leading them
into the pastorate although
their interest at present is
in youth ministry.
Graduates from
universities, general arts
colleges, and accredited
Bible colleges are
encouraged to enrol now for
the fall program.

PROVEN CANADIAN
LEADERSHIP

The Director of the
Institute and professor of
youth ministry courses is
John H. Wilkinson. He
brings to OTS a rich
heritage of youth ministry
field experience (church.

youth agencies, camping).
He is completing his
doctorate with a special
research interest in the
field of adolescence,
particularly adult/teen
relations. His classroom
teaching over the past ten
years has been evaluated
most highly by his students
as being practical,
stimulating, and current.
He will be joined by
veteran adjunct faculty -
active in the field - who
will give leadership in
terms of classroom input,
supervising internships,
and special training events.
They will represent a
variety of denominational
contexts in order to
accommodate a student's
denominational
requirements and interests.
These proven, current
leaders are uniquely
equipped to address many
of the youth issues that are
peculiar to Canada and in
Canadian churches today. It
is their aspiration that these
youth ministry majors will
graduate from the program
with a solid understanding
of youth ministry and the
ability (experience) to
implement effectively their
theology and strategy of
youth work for the
furtherance of the
Kingdom.

It s a first! Pass on the good
word!

Today's
Teens Conference

A HUGE SUCCESS!

Over 1000 youth leaders attended the second

annual Today's Teens Conference which

highlighted Dr Tony Campolo - one of the

most electrifying communicators of our day

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